3 years or so under casual use.

Read anandtech's article guise =.="

Actually, anandtech can't guarantee that either.
And "casual" use has alot of its meanings.

Intel states they test it under high temp under high load and estimated 3 years for degrade, idk where ur casual use came from?

got some info from techreport

"Intel expects that over 3 years of use it would see a failure rate of approximately 5 - 15% depending on usage model."

Casual use implies non-extreme environment, merely end user environment.

Sandy Bridge chipset flaw to cost Intel $1 billion

Sad news ... for Intel and early adopter



Sandy going for Mac soon. Good for Hackintosh

so when can i get a new board?does msi say anything?how about other vendor?

The Source of Intel's Cougar Point SATA Bug

Check out the explanation from Anandtech on the nature of the problem.


This post has been edited by zzzz52: Feb 1 2011, 11:40 AM

Cool guys...

From what I've understand...that's not related with Sandy Bridge model that release in 9th Jan. It's effect the Intel Express 6 Chipset that have only been shipping since January 9 to the manufacturer..

Yes I know the official release of Sandy is 9th Jan, but in Malaysia the CPU and MOBO has been release earlier at shop (Dec '10)... so I think, the effect is only on the chipset that send to OEM after 9th Jan...

just my 2cent

If you haven't realize, they send it to OEMs for further testing but they also couldn't find out about this problem. Both OEMs and Intel are to be blamed. Not just Intel.

This also reminds me of 820 chipset bug where everyone missed the RAM bug long time ago.

There is also another workaround. Buy SATA RAID cards and use it if you can't wait for warranty when the replacement motherboards are ready.

*could be victim here with Sabertooth p67 board. Sounds like I need to change to those Sata 6gbps port and the 2 Marvell Sata ports.

Most of us wont be running >4HDDs anyway. I dont even have optical ROM drives on my PC. External sata makes it unnecessary to run many HDDs in a PC.

However I am more happy if Intel would just allow us to get Z68 as replacement. Dump the p67 for good. Waiting till April = almost half way to Z68. Might as well allow us to change that to z68.

This post has been edited by billytong: Feb 1 2011, 12:27 PM

Just think of it this way, it affects all chipsets released until the announcement was made. Because, the fault-free chipsets are currently being processed and is targeted to be delivered sometime around mid-February.

This post has been edited by Zakov: Feb 1 2011, 12:26 PM

i hope the fix the cannot overclock easily problem

i hope they fix it quick

hi all,
just wan to verify.
this cougar point issue just affected the motherboard chipset right?
the Sandy bridge processor still solid. only replacement for motherboard needed right?

As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel® 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel’s latest Second Generation Intel Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected support chip from its factories. Intel has corrected the design issue, and has begun manufacturing a new version of the support chip which will resolve the issue. The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue.



This post has been edited by gnne84: Feb 1 2011, 12:31 PM

Yes and Yes.

There's nothing to fix there as it was intended that way. If you want to use Sandy Bridge graphics and maintain overclocking ability(via multiplier, BCLK is out of question), wait for the Z68 Chipset.

This post has been edited by Zakov: Feb 1 2011, 12:43 PM

i think you misunderstand it.

new batch of p67 mobo will only reach around APRIL?

so long... will getting a i2600k from intel fren soon...

but now... no mobo.... the proc for decoration only...

the feb timeline is for supply to OEM/mobo manufacturer
that is for the soonest, while the expected commercial sale is around march end to april
if all goes well

yes the processor is unaffected
but nobody gonna buy newer ones with the news of mobos to only available at Mar-Apr

put it in a frame and hang it on the wall
put it in a clear pouch and wear it like some bling bling


if the offer is good
just wait for the revise chipset mobo to come out
then can use dee lor

It's kind of sad. I just bought my rig last saturday and now this happen. even MSI agree to change it for me I believe it'll takes months to get my board back. That means everything lying there with no board. Sigh..

The good news is I'm sure the Sandy Bridge procs will be cheaper because the there'll be no motherboard available during this period. So for people who still don't have one, lucky to them.

Buy proc now, later after April buy the board = profit.

Sandy bridge buyer will hold until new batch of mobo release i think.